03/22/2001
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"Now is the time to move, and that's what I'm saying to the Congress."
"From our own experiences, we know that nothing can take away the grief of those affected by tragedy."
"The legislation tightens procedures for non-citizen entry into and presence in the United States."
"We also know that Americans have a history of rising to meet great humanitarian challenges and of providing hope to suffering peoples."